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Tuesday, January 18, 2000
SPORTS
THE BATTALION
Texas A&M women’s basketball team st
off fast, finishes slow over semester bre
BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
JP BEATO/Thk Battalion
Senior forward Kera Alexander dribbles the ball against Kansas State University last
Saturday at Reed Arena. The Aggies went 4-4 over the semester break
While most Texas A&M University students
were enjoying the semester break celebrating the
holidays at home and ringing in the new year w ith
friends and family, there was one group of students
hard at work.
The Texas A&M women’s basketball team bat
tled its way through a successful non-conference
schedule in preparation for Big 12 Conference play.
During the holidays, the Aggies won four of the
eight games they played.
A&M began the break by pulling out a 72-70
victory over TAMU-Corpus Christi at Reed Arena
before traveling north and sweeping the Universi
ty of Illinois-Chicago and Chicago State Universi
ty 68-50 and 82-48, respectively.
On Jan. 3, the Aggies lost their first game of the
new year, 60-57 at Rice University, bringing their
non-conference record to 8-2.
Two days later, the Aggies traveled to Waco for
their fourth consecutive game on the road, and their
first conference game against Baylor University.
Senior forward Prissy Sharpe clinched a victo
ry for the Aggies after making a three-point play in
the closing seconds of the game, giv mg the team u
<>2-5V u m
With 27 seconds left in the game and the score
tied at 59, Sharpe went up strong for a baseline shot
and was fouled as the ball went in the basket. She
then proceeded to sink the free throw for the final
point of the game.
“To win our first conference game is great.” se
nior forward Kera Alexander said. “We overcame
a lot. We may not have played our best, but this is
a confidence boost.**
The Aggies returned home to take on Oklahoma
State University in a game featuring a Reed \rena
record 34 turnovers by the Aggies.
After trailing 27-23 at halftime, the first five
minutes of the second half passed before the Ag
gies scored again. After that. A&M only managed
to score five more field goals in the second half,
giving OSU the w in 61 -42.
“I was stunned, even body was,” A&M basket Kill
coach Peggie Gilloni said. “It was just an ugly game ”
After the disappointing loss, the Aggies trav
eled to Norman. Oklahoma to face the University
of Oklahoma.
The Aggies experienced a scoring drought and
only managed to shoot 20.7 percent ol their field
goals w Inch lead to a 87-59 OU victory
\ & M returned home and lost adwl
Kansas State University, 67-62. TheUi*
most of the game, but the Aggies shot Jis
m the second half and managed tocutl
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eats pulled away.
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showed some
this afternoon.”
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they seem to be making progress. Tk
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against OSU and 32.8 percent against
to 45.3 against KSU.
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